Tollbooth encounters and knowing the waiters
We’ve all had a hand in our street, in our faces
Meridian street, how its beauty it calls
Former hustle and bustle now library calm
Ah, Meridian
All the chain restaurants, they barely stay open
I walk past them grimly, not daring, not hoping
A parking garage where I was mistaken
Past the great paramount, what was I thinking?
Ah, Meridian
City of culture, city of pride,
Why do you falter, O city of mine?
Soil, my birthplace, the dirt of this land
Humbly keep raising up plants without plans
I can’t surmise the depth of the damage
But builders are right, they all have relocated
Ah, Meridian
City of mine, soil of my birth
I cannot hate you, I cannot be hurt
But when I add all the lost time
I simply wonder, “Mercy, but why?”
City of culture, city of pride,
Why do you falter, O city of mine?
Ah, Meridian
Street and a bicycle, I have grown up
Through oiled asphalt I’ve filled my cup
credits
from Kid Up,
released August 20, 2013
Dawson Vosburg--lyrics, guitar, bass, vocals
Kayla Cange--vocals
David Franks--electric guitar, vocals
Curtis Dayton--drums
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